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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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